Freedom and Revolution
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Freedom and Revolution is a Marxist political grouping in Brazil
, consisting mainly of members of the Socialist Democracy
, and some former members of the Articulation of the Left, who have left or been expelled from the Workers' Party (PT)
and joined the Socialism and Freedom Party
(PSOL). Members include: senator Heloísa Helena
, PSOL's chair; presidential candidate in 2006 election, the economist João Machado; the journalist Gilberto Maringoni. Members of Freedom and Revolution publish the online magazine Marxismo Revolucionario Atual.
Within Freedom and Revolution, supporters of the reunified Fourth International
(FI) form a group called the "Socialist Democracy Collective - 4th International" which the FI's International Committee in a resolution dated February 2006 referred to as "Another sector of the FI in Brazil" beside the largest group of FI members, Socialist Democracy
.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, consisting mainly of members of the Socialist Democracy
Socialist Democracy (Brazil)
Socialist Democracy is a Trotskyist group in Brazil. Formed in 1979, DS was affiliated to the United Secretariat of the Fourth International. DS was one of the first groups to affiliate with the Workers' Party when the PT formed in 1980. The activists in Socialist Democracy hoped to transform the...
, and some former members of the Articulation of the Left, who have left or been expelled from the Workers' Party (PT)
Workers' Party (Brazil)
The Workers' Party is a democratic socialist political party in Brazil. Launched in 1980, it is recognized as one of the largest and most important left-wing movements of Latin America. It governs at the federal level in a coalition government with several other parties since January 1, 2003...
and joined the Socialism and Freedom Party
Socialism and Freedom Party
The Socialism and Freedom Party is a Brazilian political party . Among the party leaders are Heloísa Helena , federal deputies Luciana Genro and Babá , and a number of well-known Brazilian left-wing leaders and intellectuals, such as Milton Temer, Carlos Nelson Coutinho, Ricardo Antunes,...
(PSOL). Members include: senator Heloísa Helena
Heloísa Helena (politician)
Heloísa Helena Lima de Moraes Carvalho is a left-wing politician in Brazil.-Career:A trained nurse, Helena helped founding the Center of Health at the Federal University of Alagoas. She was also involved in the student movements against the military dictatorship...
, PSOL's chair; presidential candidate in 2006 election, the economist João Machado; the journalist Gilberto Maringoni. Members of Freedom and Revolution publish the online magazine Marxismo Revolucionario Atual.
Within Freedom and Revolution, supporters of the reunified Fourth International
Reunified Fourth International
The Fourth International is a Trotskyist international. In 1963, the majorities of the two public factions of the Fourth International, the International Secretariat and the International Committee, reunited, electing a United Secretariat of the Fourth International...
(FI) form a group called the "Socialist Democracy Collective - 4th International" which the FI's International Committee in a resolution dated February 2006 referred to as "Another sector of the FI in Brazil" beside the largest group of FI members, Socialist Democracy
Socialist Democracy (Brazil)
Socialist Democracy is a Trotskyist group in Brazil. Formed in 1979, DS was affiliated to the United Secretariat of the Fourth International. DS was one of the first groups to affiliate with the Workers' Party when the PT formed in 1980. The activists in Socialist Democracy hoped to transform the...
.